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It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The expression first appears c. 1783 in the play All pleas'd at last.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
с приказки пазар не се прави
(s prikazki pazar ne se pravi)
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Chinese Mandarin:
说着容易做着难
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Finnish:
puhe on halpaa
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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French:
c'est facile de parler
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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French:
un con qui marche va plus loin qu'un intellectuel assis
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Italian:
si fa presto a parlare
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Latvian:
gudri dirst nav malku cirst
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Lombard:
se fa a svelta a parlà
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Māori:
he kōrero i pahawa
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Polish:
mówić to każdy potrafi
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Portuguese:
falar é fácil
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
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Sranan Tongo:
a no babariman e broko pranasi
— it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions
